The University of Waterloo has reached out to students and staff to warn them of a phishing scam using a fake UWaterloo administration email. The email addresses parents and guardians with information from the Public Health Agency of Canada with regards to COVID-19 and a link that appears to lead to a letter from a medical officer. “Our IT department was able to detect and stop that scam early,” said Matthew Grant, UWaterloo’s director of media relations. “We took steps to ensure that all members of our campus are aware this was a possibility.” The Better Business Bureau told CBC that it has also seen COVID-19 related scams that involve fraudulent health products, fake charities, and impersonations of the World Health Organization.
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